Desistance from Intimate Partner Violence: The Role of Legal Cynicism, Collective Efficacy, and Social Disorganization in Chicago Neighborhoods

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 373-383

  Emery, Clifton R ^a   Jolley, Jennifer M ^b   Wu, Shali ^c  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^c Tsinghua University   (China)

Author keywords

Desistance; Domestic violence; Neighborhoods

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARTNER VIOLENCE; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PROBLEM; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOMIE; CAREGIVERS; CHICAGO; CHILD; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POVERTY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPOUSE ABUSE;

EID: 80855144097     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-010-9362-5     Document Type: Article

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